Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD
Neurology Physician · Wausau, WI
Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Wausau, Wisconsin, and NPI 1194965129, issued on Mar 4, 2009. Check the license (Wisconsin 26871, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kevin Harold Ruggles
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License numbers
- 26871 WI
036115976 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2727 Plaza Dr, Wausau, WI 54401
- Phone
- (715) 847-3166
- Enumerated
- Mar 4, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050111000644); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1977
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kevin Harold Ruggles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 26871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine153 claims
- Levetiracetam127 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er68 claims
- Divalproex Sodium50 claims
- Zonisamide49 claims
- Gabapentin40 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mchs Hospitals IncLake Geneva, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kevin Harold Ruggles among 399 neurology physician records in Wisconsin
Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD is one of 399 neurology physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2005 among the 274 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 399 neurology physician records in Wisconsin.
All 399 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Wausau → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Rodrigo Merino, MDWausau, WI 544011124127139
- Karl Shewmake, MDWausau, WI 544011669509485
- Julia Szmanda, DOWausau, WI 544011457887341
- Jaime Boero, MD PHDMarshfield, WI 544491902822133
- L Campbell, MDMarshfield, WI 544491477587889
Common questions
What is Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD's NPI number?
Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194965129, issued on Mar 4, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2727 Plaza Dr, Wausau, WI, 54401. Phone: (715) 847-3166. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 26871, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD had 1,095 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kevin Harold Ruggles, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.